“We are pleased to celebrate another historic moment in our nearly seven-decade long relationship,” said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Air India is the first Indian airline to receive a Dreamliner and the fifth airline worldwide to operate a 787.

The airline is scheduled to fly its 787 to Delhi on Friday, Boeing said in a statement.

In related news, Boeing said Wednesday that it is expanding its South Carolina site in order to meet the jet maker’s goal of building 10 787s monthly between its North Charleston and Everett sites. Most of the expansion will be to the building where Boeing builds the 787’s aft-fuselage section. Read more about the South Carolina campus’ expansion in Post and Courier story.